Chance

Betrayed

I made my way back home, only to be greeted with a surprising sign;
"Welcome to the Haven's 300-year anniversary!"
I didn't know that there was going to be a party I thought, trying to remember any mention of it.
I quickly did a spell to change into appropriate clothes. The creaky door opened to a whole different world than I was used to. There were decorative streamers that littered the ancient decorum.

I saw Eric in the middle of a newly constructed dance floor talking to someone I couldn't see. I snuck through the crowd and hid behind a pillar. The crowd parted to show a girl next to him. She looked like a fairy with enormous white wings and sparkle-like skin. She was honestly stunning and I felt envy that she was talking to Eric. I was just about to walk over when she leaned up and kissed him! He let it happen for a second, then pushed her away. I gasped, turning on my heels and barreling towards my residence.

"Stop!" A voice screamed behind me.
Without thinking logically, I skidded to a stop and pivoted.
"Please let me explain" Eric cried.

"You used me!" I screamed venomously.
"You saved me, you flirted with me, KISSED me! YOU WERE MY FIRST KISS it was special! But it was all a STUPID SCHEME! I don't know what game you were trying to play... but congratulations, you've won." With that, I made the ascension to my room and slammed the hatch proceeding to go straight to my bed and furiously crashing down on it. With a wave of my fingers, a rock appeared in my hand which I threw through my windows over and over again, making a ruckus and a holy mess. A creak of the hinges caused anxiety to flood through me as I was expecting it to be Eric, but it was J. He looked at the glass pieces and then back to me.
"Buddy, what's wrong?" He asked.

"Nothing, absolutely nothing" I snapped.

"There clearly is. You've been my friend for quite a long time please don't lie to me."
I sighed,

"It's just my love life. It's nothing" I said trying to push my emotions towards my stomach, and out of my head, failing.

"YOU HAVE A LOVE LIFE?!?!?!" J nearly screamed.

"Did" I whispered.

"Who was she" I knew I would have to tell him eventually so I decided now.

"Eric." He looked confused for a moment then cleared his throat

"Which Eric I know a lot?" he questioned motioning to the entire Haven.

"Vampire Eric" I mumbled.

"Still know two vampire Eric's"

"THE ONE WITH HAZEL HAIR AND BROWN EYES AND WHO GAVE ME THIS!" I jiggled my snake arm.

"Where did that snake-thing come from?" He said looking past the now empty ring.

"It was in the ring but then..." I used magic to bypass the "Come out only with danger thing" so the spiraled cobra fell off my arm and enlarged itself taking up almost the entire room.

"He must really love you to give you that," J announced breathlessly.

"He kissed a girl tonight." Both J and the snake looked at me.

"He is not straight or bisexual, I was trapped in a box for a long time and I listened to his thoughts, he had NO interest in girls." The snake said out loud this time. J looked completely shocked.

"I'm so freaking confused right now."

"Well, times change, snake. Side note, I'm gonna call you Perseus, like the Demi-god." The snake nodded his head and went back to his resting position.
J looked at my now-arm-band

"WTF BRO" he shook his head then coming off the snake subject, he said
"There must be an explanation of why Eric kissed a girl." I shook my head

"I know what I saw, he played me." I sighed my emotion relapsing for a second go at trying to make me cry. I chocked back the tears as J started speaking

"I'll stay here with you then buddy, we can talk since you've been gone for a while and it's time to catch up. Just let me go tell my girlfriend."

"Girlfriend?!"

"Yeah I forgot to tell you, her name's Eva" J said scratching his neck.

"You don't have to ditch her for me!"

"I can go dance with her any time, this is more important than a building's anniversary." He winked and left again, reminding me of Eric leaving when he was infested with his beetle. I only let one tear escape. I cleaned up the mess with my bare hands, covering them in cuts that healed in less than five minutes, also reminding me of him. I petted Perseus and could hear him snake-purring in my mind. I waved my hand and a bucket of cookie-dough ice cream appeared on my bed with a spoon. I picked it up and ate it while I waited for J to return from the dance floor.
What is going on with me?